Gomolzig, Lea Sofie (2021) Isn’t That Kind of Sexist? - The Role of Intent and Harm in Lay Judgements of Sexism. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Previous research has shown that intent and harm play a significant role in judgements of sexism. The present study aims to extend these findings by investigating their effect on judgements of three types of sexism: hostile (HS), benevolent (BS) and implicit sexism (IS). Two studies were conducted using scenarios in which participants read about a potential HS, BS and IS encounter between a man and a group of women within an occupational setting. Study 1a (N = 123) used scenarios with no information on intent and harm. Intent and harm correlated with judgements of sexism. HS acts were judged as more harmful and intentional than the ones of BS or IS. Feminist attitudes correlated with harm, sexist behaviour and sexist character but not with perceived intent. In Study 1b (N = 213), the levels of intent and harm were manipulated. HS was judged more harmful than BS and IS but not as more intentional than IS. Intent, especially, played a crucial role in judgements of sexism. Harm was shown to affect participants’ judgements on the actor’s behaviour but not on their character. Feminist beliefs positively correlated with harm, intent and judgements of sexism in the HS and IS scenarios. However, intent did not significantly correlate with feminist beliefs in the BS scenario. Both studies showed that people distinguish between different types of sexism and highlighted the particularly important role of intent in sexism judgements. Finally, this research provides further insight into the pivotal factors involved in making judgements of sexism.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gul, P. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2022 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2022 09:25 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/135 |
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